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Hello Ragezoners,
Writing this guide since I have been kindly asked by @Madison and of course, because I love RZ and want to share the joy of such a good MMO.
So to begin with, the hype about the game was big, not sure what got changed and what not, since there were some discussions about this on the internet, but I think that the game is Awesome!
As mentioned in the title, the server is Russian and it's official, not a private one. There's a translation patch made by gamers, so do not expect perfect translation.
Here are the steps we will take in order to get everything working:
Now before I begin with the steps, I must warn everyone about a few things.
First: Make sure that you have updated whatever Distribution of Windows you have, that is of crucial importance in order to get this working.
Second: The servers are region locked so we are using a free VPN service that has been tested thanks to Omar from MMOs.com for providing that, I will provide his video as a link and explain briefly the process. If you happen to have a better solution or substitute for the service, great! Feel free to suggest it via commenting.
Step 1 - Download GameNet
What is GameNet? GameNet is a host platform for various games, similar to PWI's Arc or Steam. It is in Russian, there's no other language available for it, but I will add screenshots below. Do note that you cannot play BDO without GameNet.
Download link:
Installation:
Open the .exe file you have just downloaded, you should see this:
and then if it asks, just click next, next etc
Next thing you will see is this:
Register an account by either using the launcher or in GameNet website. Here I have shown how to register via GameNet.
So click on Register and you should see this:
After you input your info, check your email for confirmation. Now that you have an account you will see this:
Hover over Black Desert and click the big orange button, once you done that, in the next screen click again the big organ button situated on the bottom right, the program should ask you where you want to save the game, once you chose prefered directory the download should begin, which is about 31 GB.
Let's assume that you have done everything so far and have the game downloaded, we continue to step 2.
Step 2 - Update Windows
This is a very important part of the process. Why?
On January 1, 2016, Microsoft will discontinue support for obsolete and unreliable hash algorithm SHA-1 is used to digitally sign software to secure SHA-2. Because of this change, any applications signed certificate using the SHA-1 may or may not operate correctly. On November 12, 2015, GameNet began using SHA-2 certificates on their platform thus you will need to install one or two patches to fix the problem on the following operating systems.
In order to fix this you will need to update your Windows. Win 8, 8.1 and 10 users have it the easy way, just check for updates and installed the latest updates. For XP and Win 7 users:
Windows XP
Install Windows XP Service Pack 3 from
Windows 7
Determine your Operating System Service Pack by right clicking on "My Computer" in the start menu, and navigating to "Properties." The window that pops up will display whether you're running Windows 7, or Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
If you're running Windows 7 Without Service Pack 1 then you will need to download it from
Also you will need to install this hotfix:
Now after all this is done, we are ready to proceed to the next step
Part 3 - setting up VPN
To do so, follow the steps provided in this video or keep on reading:
Download the software from:
Follow instructions to complete installation, launch it.
Click on VPN Gate Public VPN Server, find a Russian one, best done by just sorting regions and double click it, then the program may prompt you to install driver, which you need to happen.
Step 4 - Apply Translation Patch
Fast and easy, just download this:
Install and open with admin rights, this is important, otherwise you might get errors, click apply and you are good to go
After all of this is done we get to Step 5 - Enjoying the game!
Feel free to drop a comment, like or rep if you have found this guide helpful!
Writing this guide since I have been kindly asked by @Madison and of course, because I love RZ and want to share the joy of such a good MMO.
So to begin with, the hype about the game was big, not sure what got changed and what not, since there were some discussions about this on the internet, but I think that the game is Awesome!
As mentioned in the title, the server is Russian and it's official, not a private one. There's a translation patch made by gamers, so do not expect perfect translation.
Here are the steps we will take in order to get everything working:
- Download GameNet
- Update Windows
- Setup VPN
- Apply translation patch
- Enjoy
Now before I begin with the steps, I must warn everyone about a few things.
First: Make sure that you have updated whatever Distribution of Windows you have, that is of crucial importance in order to get this working.
Second: The servers are region locked so we are using a free VPN service that has been tested thanks to Omar from MMOs.com for providing that, I will provide his video as a link and explain briefly the process. If you happen to have a better solution or substitute for the service, great! Feel free to suggest it via commenting.
Step 1 - Download GameNet
What is GameNet? GameNet is a host platform for various games, similar to PWI's Arc or Steam. It is in Russian, there's no other language available for it, but I will add screenshots below. Do note that you cannot play BDO without GameNet.
Download link:
You must be registered to see links
Installation:
Open the .exe file you have just downloaded, you should see this:
REMOVED
and then if it asks, just click next, next etc
Next thing you will see is this:
REMOVED
Register an account by either using the launcher or in GameNet website. Here I have shown how to register via GameNet.
REMOVED
- Password
- Login
- Remember
- No account? Register
So click on Register and you should see this:
REMOVED
- Password
- Register
After you input your info, check your email for confirmation. Now that you have an account you will see this:
REMOVED
Hover over Black Desert and click the big orange button, once you done that, in the next screen click again the big organ button situated on the bottom right, the program should ask you where you want to save the game, once you chose prefered directory the download should begin, which is about 31 GB.
Let's assume that you have done everything so far and have the game downloaded, we continue to step 2.
Step 2 - Update Windows
This is a very important part of the process. Why?
On January 1, 2016, Microsoft will discontinue support for obsolete and unreliable hash algorithm SHA-1 is used to digitally sign software to secure SHA-2. Because of this change, any applications signed certificate using the SHA-1 may or may not operate correctly. On November 12, 2015, GameNet began using SHA-2 certificates on their platform thus you will need to install one or two patches to fix the problem on the following operating systems.
In order to fix this you will need to update your Windows. Win 8, 8.1 and 10 users have it the easy way, just check for updates and installed the latest updates. For XP and Win 7 users:
Windows XP
Install Windows XP Service Pack 3 from
You must be registered to see links
. Then run the downloaded program and follow the instructions.Windows 7
Determine your Operating System Service Pack by right clicking on "My Computer" in the start menu, and navigating to "Properties." The window that pops up will display whether you're running Windows 7, or Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
If you're running Windows 7 Without Service Pack 1 then you will need to download it from
You must be registered to see links
Also you will need to install this hotfix:
You must be registered to see links
Now after all this is done, we are ready to proceed to the next step
Part 3 - setting up VPN
To do so, follow the steps provided in this video or keep on reading:
You must be registered to see links
Download the software from:
You must be registered to see links
Follow instructions to complete installation, launch it.
Click on VPN Gate Public VPN Server, find a Russian one, best done by just sorting regions and double click it, then the program may prompt you to install driver, which you need to happen.
Step 4 - Apply Translation Patch
Fast and easy, just download this:
You must be registered to see links
Install and open with admin rights, this is important, otherwise you might get errors, click apply and you are good to go
After all of this is done we get to Step 5 - Enjoying the game!
Feel free to drop a comment, like or rep if you have found this guide helpful!